Re: return exit code in EXIT trap

[Chet Ramey]

On 8/2/22 4:18 PM, Robert E. Griffith wrote:

> The first (getyarn...) link renders as a blank page for me. What it is 
> supposed to be?

https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/cea30edb-a7a6-465b-bc51-3d53d9281447

> Is there a reason why POSIX would want the return behavior to of function 
> down the stack to behave differently when in a trap? Seems strange to me. 

I don't remember if Koichi ever opened up a bug with the Austin Group.
Until then, I'm going by the plain language of the standard. It seems more
strange that POSIX would have intended this to mean only a `return' in the
actual action string (A) instead of while the trap action is executing (B).


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